A writing workshop will be held at the 2011 PAYA Festival prior to the signings, from 10am-noon.

The first hour of the writing workshop will consist of each participating author speaking for a few minutes on one aspect of writing. During the second hour, everyone will split into groups, with 3 or so participants with one to authors. Each participant should bring the first 3 pages of their WIP to read and have critiqued by the group.

Authors participating in the writing workshop: Jeri Smith-Ready, Josh Berk, Keri Mikulski, Dianne Salerni, Ellen Jensen Abbott, Charlotte Bennardo, and Sarah Darer Littman.

If you are interested, please send the following information to bringya2pa@yahoo.com

Name: _____________

Age: __________

Address:____________

Email: __________________

Do you have a work-in-progress (WIP)?

What stage is your WIP in? (Rough draft, revised, ready-to-query, etc.)

Please give us a short summary of your WIP.

Of the authors presenting, which do you feel writes in the genre closest to yours?

The price for the writing workshop is $40 before August 10 and $50 after August 10. Payment can be sent via money order or Paypal to bringya2pa@yahoo.com